Welcome to Phil's Crossword Corner (PCC).
I'm an auditor at NYC Dept of Parks and Recreation (it's nothing like the TV show in case you were wondering - OK maybe a little, I have a super cool boss reminiscent of Ron Swanson and I like to think of myself as a constantly cheery overachiever that cares too much about government work)
I make crossword puzzles for fun in my free time. I'll try and post a new meta puzzle once every other week here for y'all to enjoy.
Note for the level designation, I am using the Gaffney scale in which a week 1 puzzle = easy, and a week 4 and 5 puzzle = hard. The level is the intended difficulty I had in mind when I designed the puzzle, but may play differently since every solver has their own area of expertise... what one person may find easy, another may find difficult.
I'm always happy to welcome any feedback, questions, typo-spotting, theme suggestions/requests, or if you just want to chat... You can reach me at pchow13@gmail.com
PCC#0 "It's All Fun and Games Until You Have to Pay Rent"
◆ · Pubblicato 2024-04-27T23:51:43.408Z
Meta hint: Monopoly board game
There is a bar in this puzzle at 27-Down. No need to overanalyze this bar... it is NOT part of the meta puzzle... I simply couldn't find symmetric theme answers to use, so just decided to go with it. Like the title says, this puzzle sucks... 
Hint #1…
Hint #1: 16-Across and 24-Down loosely describe the mechanism... the game mentioned in 60-Across is worth looking up... and beware of falling into 8-Down
Hint #2: Study all the clues carefully
Hint #3: Note that there are lots of repeated words…
This puzzle is published under Muggle Meta Mondays (MMM) at the XWord Muggles forum, see link here: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=2806
Many thanks to FrankieHeck and Abide for test-solving and suggestions for improvement. Special…
This puzzle is published under Madhatter's Enigma on Wednesdays (MEOW) at the XWord Muggles forum, see link here: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=2784
Many thanks to FrankieHeck and DrTom for test-solving and suggestions for improvement…
Hint #1: The answer is comprised of three words
Hint #2: 1-A, 33-A, 46-A, 72-A
Hint #3: The clue from 72-Across helps us parse the three sound checks: "B or R," "P or K," "F or K"
Hint #4: Apply the three sound checks to the three longest entries in…
Be sure to check out the bonus puzzle after you finish this puzzle! You can find the link in comments section under "bonus puzzle"
Hint #1: 1-D, 31-D, 41-A
Hint #2: 57-A is clued that way because knowing it's pronounced KEY is key to the meta
Hint #3…
"That February 29 Puzzle"
◆ · Pubblicato 2024-02-29T08:20:56.390Z
Hint #1: Artists sometimes collaborate
Hint #2: In the unlikely event that the artists in the four long entries collaborate, we might get mash-ups like "Hot Stuff Everyday," "I Have Nothing No One," "Sweet but Psycho Chain of Fools," and "Bad Blood…
"You're perfect, you're beautiful, you look like Linda Evangelista"
■ · Pubblicato 2024-02-13T01:23:55.808Z